Micah 6:8

“He has announced to you, human being, what is good; and what does YHWH seek from you but to do justice, and to love loyal love, and to walk humbly with your Elohim?”

Micah 6:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Micah sums up what God asks: justice, steadfast love, and walking humblyHolinessWhat God seeks: to do justice, love loyal love and walk humblyPraise and worshipWhat God asks: justice, loyal love and humilityPurposeMicah asks if God wants thousands of rams; he seeks justice, loyal love and humilityObedienceDo justice, love loyal love and walk humbly with your GodHumility and ServiceWhat God asks: do justice, love loyal love, and walk humbly with himJustice and mercy

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Micah 6:8, word by word

He has announcedהִגִּידhigid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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is goodטּוֹבtov

what is right

What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.

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does YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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seekדּוֹרֵשׁdoresh

require

To investigate, or hold to account.

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to doעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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justiceמִשְׁפָּטmishpat

justice

What is right and fair.

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and to loveאַהֲבַתahavat

love

Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.

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loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed

faithfulness

Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.

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and to walk humblyהַצְנֵעַhatsnea

be humble

To be modest, humble; to walk with humility (Micah 6:8).

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and to walk humblyלֶכֶתlechet

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

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with your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

7Will YHWH be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of torrents of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my womb for the sin of my soul?

8 · This verse (above)

9The voice of YHWH calls to the city, and sound judgment sees your name: “Hear the rod, and who has appointed it.

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